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John Merrill 1635–1712 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 16 February 1635

Birth Location: Lawford, Essex, England

Death Date: 18 July 1712

Death Location: Hartford, Hartford County, Connecticut, USA

Father: Nathaniel Merrill

Mother: Susanna Jordan

Spouse(s): Sarah Watson

Children(s): Sarah Merrill

In 1635, John Merrill entered the world in Lawford, Essex, England, born to Nathaniel Merrill And Susanna Jordan. John Merrill married Sarah Watson, and had children including Sarah Merrill. John Merrill passed away in 1712 in Hartford, Hartford County, Connecticut, USA.

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Biography

  • In 1635, John Merrill entered the world in Lawford, Essex, England, born to Nathaniel Merrill And Susanna Jordan.
  • John Merrill married Sarah Watson, and had children including Sarah Merrill.
  • John Merrill passed away in 1712 in Hartford, Hartford County, Connecticut, USA.

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John Merrill's Ancestors

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John Merrill
1635–1712
Birth Place: Lawford, Essex, England
Parents
Nathaniel Merrill
1610–1655
Wherstead, Suffolk, England
Susanna Jordan
1599–1673
Ipswich Borough, Suffolk, England
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

John Merrill's Descendants

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John Merrill (16 February 1635–18 July 1712) m. Sarah Watson (1632–23 November 1687)
  1. 1. Sarah Merrill 1664–1717 m. Deacon (Samuel) Kellogg 1662–1717
    1. 1. Capt (Isaac) Kellogg 1695–1787 m. Mary Webster 1697–1780
      1. 1. Isaac Kellogg 1727–1800 m. Martha Merrill 1727–1807
        1. 1. Susannah Kellog 1766–1845 m. Aaron West 1763–1840

John Merrill's Timeline

8 Records

1635
1635
Birth of John Merrill in Lawford, Essex, England
Lawford, Essex, England
1635
16 February 1635
Birth of John Merrill in Lawford, Essex, England
Lawford, Essex, England
1636
16 Feb 1636
Age 1
Birth of John Merrill in Newbury, Essex, Massachusetts, USA
Newbury, Essex, Massachusetts, USA
1636
13 Feb 1636
Age 1
Birth of John Merrill in Massachusetts, USA
Massachusetts, USA
1636
13 Feb 1636
Age 1
Birth of John Merrill in Newbury, Essex, Massachusetts, USA
Newbury, Essex, Massachusetts, USA
1636
13 February 1636
Age 1
Birth of John Merrill in Newbury, Essex, Massachusetts, USA
Newbury, Essex, Massachusetts, USA
1712
18 July 1712
Age 77
Death of John Merrill in Hartford, Hartford County, Connecticut, USA
Hartford, Hartford County, Connecticut, USA
1712
1712
Age 77
John Merrill - Probate in Hartford, Connecticut, USA
Hartford, Connecticut, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 16 Feb 1636
    Event Place: Newbury, Essex, Massachusetts, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] American Genealogical-Biographical Index (AGBI)
    [2] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [3] Web: Connecticut, Find A Grave Index, 1636-2013

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 13 Feb 1636
    Event Place: Massachusetts, USA
    Record Source: U.S. and International Marriage Records, 1560-1900, Source number: 1192.000; Source type: Electronic Database; Number of Pages: 1; Submitter Code: JB1

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1635
    Event Place: Lawford, Essex, England
    Record Source: American Genealogical-Biographical Index (AGBI)

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 13 Feb 1636
    Event Place: Newbury, Essex, Massachusetts, USA

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 13 February 1636
    Event Place: Newbury, Essex, Massachusetts, USA
    Record Source: Millennium File

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 16 February 1635
    Event Place: Lawford, Essex, England
    Record Source: Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: USA
    Record Source:
    [1] A Merrill memorial : an account of the descendants of Nathaniel Merrill, an early settler of Newbury, Massachusetts
    [2] Fifty Puritan ancestors, 1628-1660 : genealogical notes, 1560-1900

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 18 July 1712
    Event Place: Hartford, Hartford County, Connecticut, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] Connecticut Town Death Records, Pre-1870 (Barbour Collection)
    [2] The New England Historical & Genealogical Register
    [3] U.S., New England Marriages Prior to 1700
    [4] Millennium File
    [5] Connecticut, Wills and Probate Records, Author: Connecticut State Library (Hartford, Connecticut); Probate Place: Hartford, Connecticut
    [6] Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index
    [7] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [8] North America, Family Histories, Book Title: John Watson of Hartford, Connecticut, and his descendants : a genealogy
    [9] Web: Connecticut, Find A Grave Index, 1636-2013

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Hartford, Hartford County, Connecticut, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [2] Web: Connecticut, Find A Grave Index, 1636-2013

    Genealogy Event 10
    Event Type: Probate
    Event Date: 1712
    Event Place: Hartford, Connecticut, USA
    Record Source: Connecticut, Wills and Probate Records, Author: Connecticut State Library (Hartford, Connecticut); Probate Place: Hartford, Connecticut

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